Even though the weather may still be summer-like on the weekend after Labor Day, it is still a time when fall seems to have arrived. Schools are open, pools are closed and beach towns are left to senior citizens.

Another thing always associated with the weekend after Labor Day is the annual staging of Chadds Ford Days. This year, the well-attended festival presented by the Chadds Ford Historical Society will be held on September 7 and 8 on the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society on Route 100 in Chadds Ford.

The event will feature an art show and a craft show with more than 60 traditional artisans selling their wares. There will also be a variety of colonial craft demonstrations presented each day.

Visitors will be able to get a libation at a colonial tavern, watch Revolutionary War re-enactments and take tours of the John Chads House and the Barns-Brinton House — both of which date back to the early 1700s.

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The fair is an outdoor event that also features antique cars, food booths presented by local restaurants, Kids Korner, Colonial Demonstrators and live musical entertainment. Activities for youngsters at Kids Korner include a moonbounce with obstacle course, ski ball, tip-a-troll crazy cans and hayrides.

Those attending this year’s 48th annual edition of Chadds Ford Days can meet General Washington at the meeting room inside the Barn Visitors Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday and again at 1 p.m. on Sunday and Ned Hector, a Black Revolutionary War soldier, on Sunday at 2:45 p.m.

There will be also be a full slate of live music both days featuring the Tommy Lee Band, Makin’ Woopie, the Skyline Band, the Sin City Band and the Steve Liberace Band.

Other attractions will be the Historical Society’s newest exhibit “What’s in a Name? Roots to Branches of an Old Family Tree” and a special collection of Civil War artifacts — courtesy of the Christian C. Sanderson Museum — to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

What: 48th Annual Chadds Ford Days

When: Sept. 7 and 8 - 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day

Where: On the grounds of the Chadds Ford Historical Society, 1736 North Creek Rd., Chadds Ford